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Government told to prepare for 2C warming by 2050
(www.bbc.co.uk)
Discussion of climate, how it is changing, activism around that, the politics, and the energy systems change we need in order to stabilize things.
As a starting point, the burning of fossil fuels, and to a lesser extent deforestation and release of methane are responsible for the warming in recent decades:
How much each change to the atmosphere has warmed the world:
Recommended actions to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the near future:
Anti-science, inactivism, and unsupported conspiracy theories are not ok here.
Planning for 75 years from now seems a bit premature when we are probably going to be shit out of luck in 25 years. Its like planning what to eat for dinner in the final seconds before you are about to get in a deadly car crash
Planning is never a bad idea.
The climate crisis isn't going to "kill us all", it's going to kill a whole lot of us and make the lives of the rest really really miserable.
Which is why planning is a good idea.
How long do I get to finish my KFC bucket before I kick the other one?
Less than 4 seconds.